A Review of Pat Metheny’s Tap: John Zorn’s Book of Angels Volume 20 Hear Pat Metheny talk about John Zorn’s Book of Angels Volume 20 on the Echoes Podcast Pat Metheny and John Zorn were born within a year of each other and share many of the same musical influences. But in their professional lives,…
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Ravi Shankar’s Last Raga Ride
or I Dropped My Microphone on Ravi Shankar’s Sitar. The word “icon” is tossed around pretty freely these days, and I probably fling it out there more than most. But put the name Ravi Shankar next to “icon” and you reset that bar to stratospheric heights. There are only a few musicians who stand out…
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Heaven is Torn Asunder by The Celestial Septet.
Two storms collided when The Celestial Septet hit the International House stage on February 22. This was a rare meeting between the Rova Saxophone Quartet and the Nels Cline Singers. They put out a CD last year, The Celestial Septet, but this show, produced by the Ars Nova Workshop, was their first live public performance. …